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4-5. Special Command Communications user basis because of the precedence or volume of
Requirements
traffic between addressees in the COMMZ. Soleuser
circuits must be made available when justi-
The communications system for the COMMZ
must provide special communications
flied and approved.
facilities
Normally, sole-user circuits
for the theater and theater army commanders
are
are
justified
justified
for
for
warning
warning
and
and
alert,
alert,
stability,
stability,
world-wide intelligence, and air traffic control opwhen
they are away from their command posts.
These special
erations.
facilities consist
High
of highly
volume
mobile
traffic between certain
terminal equipments for direct link with their headquarters, units, and installations also may
command posts. These special facilities must be requiresole-user circuits.
secure, self-sustained, highly responsive, and
must have sufficient capacity to serve the com- 4-8. utomatic Data Processing
manders anywhere within the theater of opera-
Requirements
tions.
The communications system within the COMMZ
should be planned and designed to handle data
4-6. Combat Service Support Requirements traffic as data processing subsystems are established
in the theater. The data subsystem will
The TASCOM, mission commands, area support consist of computer complexes or data processing
commands, and area support groups will generate centers located at headquarters or installations
large volumes of both voice and record traffic re- which require their use. At outlying locations,
quired for combat service support actions. The users with input-output devices will be connected
traffic generated by TASCOM, mission com- electrically to one or more of the computer commands,
and area support command headquarters plexes or data processing centers located at headwill
be required to insure control and coordina- quarters or installations which require their use.
tion in the delivery of supplies and the provision The circuits to interconnect the computer comof
services throughout the COMMZ. The com- plexes, and to connect the users with the communications
system to satisfy these requirements puter complexes, will depend on the type and the
must be extensive throughout the COMMZ. It amount of data traffic to be handled. Computer
will provide communications service to all combat complexes may be required at the following locasupport
and combat service support headquar- tions:
ters, units, and installations. Because the combat
support and combat service support headquar- a. Theater headquarters, theater alternate
ters, units, and installations will be randomly de- headquarters, theater army headquarters, theater
ployed throughout the COMMZ, an area commun- army alternate headquarters, TASCOM headications
system will be required. This area com- quarters, selected area support group headquarmunications
system will consist of wire, radio, ters, mission commands, and the inventory conmultichannel
radio, and messenger facilities. trol center.
b. At various headquarters and installations of
4-7. Sole-User Requirements the theater navy and theater air force.
c. Within the theater army air traffic regula-
tion and identification system.
The area communications system cannot satisfy
all communications requirements on a common-
Section II. SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS
4-9. General tions, while others pertain to the mode and type
The communications system to support the of message transmission and reception.
COMMZ must provide sufficient capacity to handle
traffic generated therein, and must be capable 4-10. Mobility of Communications
of adapting to the tactical situation. In addition,
Equipment
it must satisfy certain requirements to handle The mobility of communications facilities in the
traffic and to survive in an active theater of oper- COMMZ varies in accordance with the mobility
ations. Some of these requirements pertain to the of the headquarters, units, and installations
type of equipment and to equipment configura- served. Mobility is also required for the commun-
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